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Bono thinks Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Sacha Bara Cohen are the key to fighting extremism. The U2 frontman spoke during a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, the aim of which was to deal with the …

U2 lead singer Bono, co-founder of ONE and (RED), testifies before a Senate appropriations subcommittee at a hearing on causes and consequences of violent extremism and the role of foreign assistance at the Dirksen Senate Building on April 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/WireImage)

The U2 frontman spoke during a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, the aim of which was to deal with the “causes and consequences of violent extremism and the role of foreign assistance,” to plead for more money to be given to refugees.

During his speech, Bono made the bold suggestion that laughter could be an effective weapon against extremist groups such as the so called Islamic State, and that comedians may be the answer.

“The first people that Adolf Hitler threw out of Germany were the dadaists and surrealists,” he said. “It’s like, you speak violence, you speak their language. But you laugh at them when they are goose-stepping down the street and it takes away their power. So I am suggesting that the Senate send in Amy Schumer and Chris Rock and Sacha Baron Cohen, thank you.”

Despite the somewhat bizarre nature of Bono’s suggestion, Senator Jeanne Shaheen insisted it was something she has heard before.

“Actually, that’s not the first time I’ve heard experts on how do we counter violent extremism talk about that,” she said. “It’s one of the things that we’re looking at.”

Amy is the only member of Bono’s suggested team to have responded so far on Twitter, writing: “Holy s**t.”

Bono works tirelessly to help fund development and relief programs with his One Campaign, and is doing his utmost to persuade the U.S. government to do more to help refugees leaving the Middle East and Africa.

“The international community is having a lot of meetings about the crisis, and I believe have issued a record number of press releases; what it is not doing is cutting checks,” he said.

Bono then suggested putting together an aid package similar in content to the Marshall Plan – that’s responsible for helping to rebuild Europe following World War II.

“When aid is structured properly, with a focus on fighting poverty and improving governance, it could just be the best bulwark we have against the extremism of our age,” he added.

The rocker wore his trademark tinted sunglasses for the hearing, and admitted that while he has spoken on numerous occasions about the refugee crisis, he was “gobsmacked” to be able to do so before a Senate panel.

Funnyman Chris Rock has emerged as the front-runner to host the 2016 Oscars.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter the comedian is in talks to take the reins of the 88th Academy Awards in February, 11 years after hosting the 77th Oscars in 2005.

Producers Reginald Hudlin and David Hill have had Rock down as a favourite for weeks, according to Academy insiders, and Hudlin has a history with the comic – they teamed up for the TV sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, which centred on Rock’s upbringing. Hudlin directed the show’s pilot.

During Rock’s one and only Oscars hosting gig, he drew heat from Sean Penn after making a joke at Jude Law’s expense early in the evening.

The comedian said, “Who is Jude Law? Why is he in every movie I have seen in the last four years? He’s in everything?”

Penn seemed to take offense when, before handing out the Best Actress prize to Hilary Swank, he took aim at Rock, going off script and stating, “Forgive my compromised sense of humor, but I did want to answer our host’s question about who Jude Law is; he’s one of our finest actors.”

After the event, Rock told reporters he tracked Penn down backstage to make sure the actor wasn’t furious with him.

“I talked to Sean backstage and we’re cool…,” he said. “It’s just a joke. Jude Law probably made a scillion (sic) dollars this year. I would never hit a person that’s down. Jude Law‘s fine. I’ll go and see another Jude Law movie; maybe he’ll put me in one of his movies.”

If Rock does agree to host next year’s big night, he’ll follow Neil Patrick Harris, who fronted the 2015 show.

Actor Matt LeBlanc and comedian Chris Rock strutted their stuff as models for a night as they walked down the runway at Taylor Swift’s concert in Los Angeles on Saturday.

The pop star played the second of five sold-out gigs at the Staples Center, and during her hit “Style,” she brought out model Sean O’Pry, who starred as her love interest in her “Blank Space” music video.

After introducing the “number one model in the world” to the stage, Swift said, “Please welcome the number two and number three male models in the world – Chris Rock and Matt LeBlanc!”

Rock and LeBlanc strutted down the long catwalk, waving to fans and dancing as they made their way to the stage in the middle of the arena.

Swift, who has previously professed her love for LeBlanc’s hit show Friends, then led the trio as they encouraged the crowd to wave their hands in the air.

Also making surprise appearances at the concert were Mary J. Blige, who sang her songs “Doubt” and “Family Affair” with Swift, and “Orange Is The New Black” star Uzo Aduba, who showed off her singing skills by performing Swift’s 2008 track “White Horse” with the singer.

Aduba previously joined Swift onstage last month during a tour stop in New Jersey, when she strutted her stuff with supermodels during Style.

Swift kicked off her string of 1989 tour dates in Los Angeles on Friday by inviting Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder on stage.

But he insists times have changed – and nowadays no one cares if a black man dates a white hottie: “These white girls now… white men don’t even get mad when you’re with them ’cause they’re not real white girls. Back in ’89, ’91, you get killed for (dating) Loni Anderson (types). Today, nobody’s killing you for f– Gwyneth Paltrow.”

Chris Rock is terrified cyber-crooks will hack into his emails and show them to the world because he makes offensive jokes “for a living.” The Sony Pictures Entertainment network was hacked last month …

Chris Rock is terrified cyber-crooks will hack into his emails and show them to the world because he makes offensive jokes “for a living.”

The Sony Pictures Entertainment network was hacked last month and a host of private information, including email correspondences, has been leaked online.

A number of executives have been embarrassed by their emails, including Scott Rudin, who blasted Angelina Jolie and Michael Fassbender in messages to his colleagues.

Rock, who worked with Rudin on new comedy Top Five, says most Hollywood stars are frightened about their emails being hacked and he is convinced he would face a backlash because he frequently writes offensive remarks.

According to New York Post gossip column “Page Six,” he said at a question-and-answer session, “Read my emails, I say offensive things for a living… This whole thing is just scary… It’s emails, it’s your private stuff. And the whole town is scared… nobody knows what to do.”

He compares the potential for long-running repercussions to the widespread backlash businessman Donald Sterling faced when he was overheard making racist remarks earlier this year, adding, “You say the wrong thing – you see what happened to (Sterling)… I’m not defending what Sterling said at all, but if that’s not the First Amendment then what the f**k is? And what did he say, ‘I don’t want my girlfriend hanging out with black basketball players?’ Me neither!”

Actors from FX hits like Sons of Anarchy and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia showed up at New York City’s Lucky Strike Lanes last night to celebrate the network’s first-ever upfront presentation. At …

Actors Jon Lajoie, Jackie Schaffer, Jeff Schaffer and Stephen Rannazzisi attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios ... more

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Matthew Rhys attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

Matthew Rhys attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

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Sarah Jones and Theo Rossi attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Sarah Jones and Theo Rossi attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Kurt Sutter attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Kurt Sutter attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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DJ Qualls, Jim Jefferies, and Dan Bakkedahl attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

DJ Qualls, Jim Jefferies, and Dan Bakkedahl attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Katie Aselton attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

Katie Aselton attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

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Demián Bichir attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

Demián Bichir attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

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Rob McElhenney (L) and Glenn Howerton attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

Rob McElhenney (L) and Glenn Howerton attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

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Susan Misner attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

Susan Misner attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

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Joelle Carter attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

Joelle Carter attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

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Mark Boone Junior and Kim Coates attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

Mark Boone Junior and Kim Coates attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

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W. Kamau Bell attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

W. Kamau Bell attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

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Matthew Lillard (L) and Thomas M. Wright attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

Matthew Lillard (L) and Thomas M. Wright attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

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Annabeth Gish attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

Annabeth Gish attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

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Susan Misner and Noah Emmerich attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

Susan Misner and Noah Emmerich attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

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Sarah Jones attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

Sarah Jones attends the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/FilmMagic)

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Jon Lajoie and Stephen Rannazzisi attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

Jon Lajoie and Stephen Rannazzisi attend the 2013 FX Upfront Bowling Event at Luxe at Lucky Strike Lanes on March 28, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)

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FX stars go bowling at network’s upfront party

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Actors from FX hits like Sons of Anarchy and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia showed up at New York City’s Lucky Strike Lanes last night to celebrate the network’s first-ever upfront presentation. At upfronts each spring, the major television networks pitch their new shows to advertisers. FX’s highest-profile offering is The Bridge, a serial killer drama starring Diane Kruger and Demián Bichir that will premiere in July.

Cameron Diaz and Chris Rock attend the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Cameron Diaz and Chris Rock attend the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Actress Brooklyn Decker attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

Actress Brooklyn Decker attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

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Actress Brooklyn Decker attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

Actress Brooklyn Decker attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

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Actor Chace Crawford attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Actor Chace Crawford attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Actress Cameron Diaz attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

Actress Cameron Diaz attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

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Actress Cameron Diaz attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

Actress Cameron Diaz attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

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Actress Elizabeth Banks attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

Actress Elizabeth Banks attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

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Elizabeth Banks attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Elizabeth Banks attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Nina Garcia attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Nina Garcia attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Rodrigo Santoro attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Rodrigo Santoro attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Television personality Erin Andrews attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

Television personality Erin Andrews attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

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Chris Rock (C) attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Chris Rock (C) attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Allie Wentworth attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Allie Wentworth attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Author Heidi Murkoff attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Author Heidi Murkoff attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Chris Rock attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Chris Rock attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Allie Wentworth and Jessica Seinfeld attend the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Allie Wentworth and Jessica Seinfeld attend the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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Television personality Erin Andrews attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

Television personality Erin Andrews attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

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Model Chrissy Teigen attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

Model Chrissy Teigen attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

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Jessica Seinfeld attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

Jessica Seinfeld attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York.

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Stacey Bendet attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

Stacey Bendet attends the "What To Expect When You're Expecting" New York Screening at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on May 8, 2012 in New York City.

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'What To Expect When You're Expecting' premiere

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“What To Expect When You’re Expecting” isn’t the most likely book to get a film adaptation, but, well, that’s what happening. The movie version, which stars Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks, Brooklyn Decker and Chris Rock, had its premiere Tuesday night at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater in New York. The film opens May 18.

Christopher Polk/Getty Images Chris Rock almost ended his comedy career before it started by taking aim at Bill Cosby – on the beloved funnyman’s own show. Pal Adam Sandler invited Rock to the set of …

Chris Rock almost ended his comedy career before it started by taking aim at Bill Cosby – on the beloved funnyman’s own show.

Pal Adam Sandler invited Rock to the set of “The Cosby Show” when he was shooting a handful of episodes in his late teens – and when the pre-program warm-up comedian fell ill, Rock stepped in to keep the studio audience amused.

Sandler admits his friend was an instant hit with both Cosby and his fans – until he turned on the star of the show.

During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Sandler recalls, “Rock, all of a sudden, starts going, ‘And what’s with this Bill Cosby?’ Everyone’s like nervously laughing.”

And everything turned bad when Rock accused Cosby of racism.

Sandler adds, “He went on an anti-Bill Cosby five minute run. The crowd is all people from Queens; they just worship Cos… They’re like, ‘I’m gonna murder this skinny young man.’ And Cos is like, ‘Not in my house…’ so they yanked Rock outta there… and asked him not to come back.”

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Chris Rock escaped the wrath of Jude Law after he mocked the actor while hosting the 2005 Oscars, because his table was guarded by Courtney Love at the after-party. The …

Chris Rock escaped the wrath of Jude Law after he mocked the actor while hosting the 2005 Oscars, because his table was guarded by Courtney Love at the after-party.

The controversial comic appeared to upset the Brit’s “All The King’s Men” co-star Sean Penn when he took aim at Law during his monologue, asking, “Why is he in every movie I have seen in the last four years? Even if he’s not acting in, if you look at the credits he makes the cupcakes or something.”

Penn was not amused and he rebuked Rock’s comment when he presented an award later in the evening, telling the comedian, “Forgive my lack of humor… Jude Law is one of our most talented actors.”

But Rock ensured he was safe from Law’s disapproval at the post-Oscars party at Los Angeles’ Chateau Marmont hotel, by sitting next to Hole rocker Love.

He tells Total Film magazine, “I saw him (Law) at Chateau Marmont afterwards and he might have been looking over at my table, but I’m not sure. I was sitting with Courtney Love and she was being very Courtney that night. She kept saying things like, ‘I wish he would come over here.’ Courtney is the best bodyguard you could have.”

And Rock admits he’s still baffled why his comedy remarks caused so much fuss: “I never said he was a bad actor, I just said that he was in everything. I hope one day somebody appears on the Oscars talking about the six movies I just starred in. I’d be over the moon.”